parentify

To cause (a child) to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.

Verb

  1. To cause (a child) to act as a parent to its own parent or sibling.

    Synonyms: parentize

Origin

From parent + -ify.

Forms

parentifies parentifying parentified

Related

parentification

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